Q: Is 2,215,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,215,136 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,215,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 29 31 32 44 56 58 62 77 88 112 116 124 154 176 203 217 224 232 248 308 319 341 352 406 434 464 496 616 638 682 812 868 899 928 992 1,232 1,276 1,364 1,624 1,736 1,798 2,233 2,387 2,464 2,552 2,728 3,248 3,472 3,596 4,466 4,774 5,104 5,456 6,293 6,496 6,944 7,192 8,932 9,548 9,889 10,208 10,912 12,586 14,384 17,864 19,096 19,778 25,172 28,768 35,728 38,192 39,556 50,344 69,223 71,456 76,384 79,112 100,688 138,446 158,224 201,376 276,892 316,448 553,784 1,107,568 and 2,215,136, with no remainder.

Since 2,215,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,215,136, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).